6.8/10938 votesLoading...#1 - Family Man
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2008
A near-death experience causes a likeable family man to switch bodies with an incarcerated serial killer.
Director: Ronny Yu
Writer: Daniel Knauf
6.7/101,083 votesLoading...#2 - Eater
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2008
A new cop is left to guard a serial killer dubbed "The Eater". Things take a turn for the worst when her fellow cops begin to act strangely.
Director: Stuart Gordon
Writer: Richard Chizmar, Johnathon Schaech
6.7/10920 votesLoading...#3 - Skin & Bones
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2008
After being missing for days in the forest, a herder returns home and must battle an inner demon that is possessing him.
Director: Larry Fessenden
Writer: Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan
6.3/101,124 votesLoading...#4 - The Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2008
On the lam from the authorities, four criminals find themselves held up at a decrepit fort inhabited by three alluring women.
Director: Breck Eisner
Writer: Mick Garris
6.1/10831 votesLoading...#5 - Community
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2008
A married couple moves to a Stepford-like neighborhood. They learn that their new neighbours will go to any length to keep their neighbourhood "perfect".
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: Kelly Kennemer
6.1/10583 votesLoading...#6 - The Spirit Box
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2009
A dead schoolgirl—thought to have committed suicide—speaks to her classmates, Becca and Shelby, from beyond the grave. The dead girl reveals that she was in fact murdered, and that she wants her classmates' help in seeking revenge.
Director: Rob Schmidt
Writer: Joe Gangemi
5.9/10555 votesLoading...#7 - Something With Bite
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/2009
Wilbur Orwell finds himself turning into a werewolf in this modern re-imagining of the classic tales.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Max Landis
5.8/10938 votesLoading...#8 - Spooked
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2008
A private eye is forced to confront the demons from his past while staking out a haunted house.
Director: Brad Anderson
Writer: Mick Garris, Matt Venne
5.8/10492 votesLoading...#9 - The Circle
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2009
Each Halloween a group of friends get together to tell each other horror stories; however, the group finds that they're living one of their stories.
Director: Eduardo Rodríguez
Writer: Richard Chizmar, Johnathon Schaech
5.6/10902 votesLoading...#10 - New Year's Day
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2008
In a post-apocalyptic world, a woman discovers that the planet has been taken over by zombies.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writer: Steve Niles
5.4/10960 votesLoading...#11 - In Sickness and in Health
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2008
A bride learns from a mysterious note that her soon-to-be-husband is possibly a serial killer.
Director: John Landis
Writer: Victor Salva
5.2/10458 votesLoading...#12 - Echoes
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2009
Sam believes that he was a sadistic murderer in a previous life. Fearful, Sam attempts to stop his previous life from bleeding into the present.
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Writer: Sean Hood
5.1/10483 votesLoading...#13 - Chance
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2009
A man must confront his evil doppelganger.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Mick Garris
The Best Episodes of Fear Itself
Every episode of Fear Itself ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fear Itself!
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
Genres:DramaMystery
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Family Man" is the best rated episode of "Fear Itself". It scored 6.8/10 based on 938 votes. Directed by Ronny Yu and written by Daniel Knauf, it aired on 6/19/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Eater".